Boca's Libertadores debut nears, Zeballos trains apart: when he's back | OneFootball

With their minds set on this Thursday’s clash against Talleres de Córdoba, Boca are looking to start a demanding run of matches in the best way possible. In that sense, Claudio Úbeda needs to have as many players available as possible to face a stretch that includes their Copa Libertadores debut and the Superclásico against River. And Exequiel Zeballos is still missing…

It is worth remembering that the Changuito suffered a Grade 3 injury to his left hamstring, the most serious kind of muscle injury, which means the recovery time before returning to play is longer than usual. It happened in early February and, generally speaking, the estimated recovery period is around two months to be in optimal physical condition.

The truth is that Zeballos is still training separately. With the Copa Libertadores debut as the main target, the 23-year-old forward is aiming to be available to the coach for the visit to Universidad Católica on the opening matchday of the group stage. However, his place in the squad traveling to Chile has not yet been confirmed.

Although in the days leading up to the match against Talleres it was expected that the Chango would return to training alongside his teammates, the recovery timeline indicates that he is still not in condition to be pushed at 100 percent. For that reason, and following the medical staff’s recommendations, Úbeda is keeping him on the sidelines and waiting for the green light to reintegrate him with the rest of the group.

Meanwhile, Santiago Ascacibar and Milton Giménez returned to training normally. Both players are also aiming to make their return to the pitch in the international opener, but that will depend on how they respond in the coming training sessions. In fact, depending on their performances in those workouts, they could be included in the squad for the Talleres match, although it is still not known for certain whether that will be the case.

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